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Year End Budget Extensions
December 29, 2020
10:30 a.m.
In Attendance:
Cindy Carter, Chair
Tom Taylor, Vice -Chair
Richard Stevens, Member
Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
Public: See attached
10:32 a.m. The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider the following
year end budget extension requests:
• Building Department Fund #138.116 in the amount of $148,000.00 to cover excess salary
and benefit expenses incurred during 2020.
• Sheriff Surplus Fund #140.114 in the amount of $2,500.00 to cover excess expenses
incurred during 2020.
• Technology Services Fund#501.179 in the amount of $45,000.00 to cover excess
expenses incurred during 2020.
• Public Works Fund 9401.401 in the amount of $1,000,000.00 to the Solid Waste fund for
the Ephrata Landfill Phase 3 Construction project.
• Auditor's Office Fund #129.171 in the amount of $17,000.00 for Affordable Housing;
and Fund #130.172 in the amount of $152,741.00 for Homeless Housing. Both are due to
an increase in revenue received.
• Central Services Fund #126.168 in the amount of $281,300.00 to receive a Department of
Commerce grant for the MUSCO lighting project at the Fairgrounds.
A motion was made by Commissioner Taylor, seconded by Commissioner Stevens to close the
public comment portion of the hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stevens
moved to approve budget extensions as presented. Commissioner Taylor seconded and the
motion passed unanimously. The hearing adjourned.